Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011

As usual, Joey had a ton of fun on his tractor ride with Daddy. He was badgering Daddy for a ride since last Wednesday, when he last cut the grass. It's amazing how much joy he gets out of such a little thing.

Special note to my loyal Twitter and/or Instagram feed readers: Just deal with the fact that you've seen these all before. I've got a lot going on this week, so I'm recycling because I can.

Friday, August 26, 2011

When we drove out to Pennsylvania earlier this month, I wasn't sure how the twelve hour road trip was going to be. I mean, I've done it a million times, but Joey is getting older, and I wasn't sure how well he would do.

I think the picture above explains it all. He was great! He sat in the back all by himself, played with his toys, sang some songs, took a nap or two, and just generally enjoyed himself. Huge relief for Mommy and Daddy, who are both driving people.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

On Sunday we headed down to the South Loop to visit the other Burgers and catch some of the Chicago Air and Water Show.

We weren't crazy enough to go to Oak Street or North Avenue Beaches, though. We found a nice spot on the Museum Campus and watched some airplanes.

The Thunderbirds were awesome. And apparently my camera takes some pretty cool pictures of fighter jets. (They weren't all cool, but these are some of the best ones.)

All in all, it was a great day. (Yeah, Joey was getting a little crabby after a couple hours of just sitting and watching the planes and his cousin Wolfie. But we all survived. And we both napped on the way home.)

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

As I may have just mentioned in my previous post, when we were home this weekend, we did a little swimming. I tried to get the kids to pose for at least one pic, but alas, they are kids and didn't cooperate.

At least somebody wanted their special reward.

Even kisses couldn't coax them into submission.

You can always resort to some crazy dancing to get some giggles. And sometimes the un-posed pictures turn out the best.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

I was going through some old pictures, and I found this goodie. My cousins Aaron, Chris and I ran for President of the Forest in first or second grade. I won. But for those keeping track, we were Betsy Beaver, Fitzgerald Fox and Bartholomew Bear. Not sure who was the Fox and who was the Bear, but we all had fun.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

The first time I tried to put Joey on my shoulders, he absolutely hated it. Granted, that was probably over a year ago, and he was probably scared, but it was still something I remember him hating. Now, whenever he gets tired when we're out on a walk and he asks us to carry him, he always says, "on your shoulders."